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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. 7108 Aluminum

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7108 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 7108 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 40
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 430
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
92.4 to 94.7
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15